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Fantasy. Young Adult Fiction. HTML:A confrontation with the Queen of Darkness is finally within Raistlin's reach�??and Caramon will do anything to stop it�??in this conclusion to the beloved Legends trilogy Defying the fate that claimed his evil predecessor, Raistlin opens the Portal to the Abyss and passes through. With Crysania at his side, he engages the Queen of Darkness in a battle for the ultimate prize�??a seat among the gods. At the same time, Caramon and Tasslehoff are transported to the future. They come to understand the consequences of Raistlin's quest�??and Caramon at last realizes the painful sacrifice he must make to prevent his brother's success. Old friends and strange allies come together to aid him, but Caramon must take the last, greatest step alone: the first step int… (more)
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LibraryThing member DavidBurrows
Raistlin is so close to his dream of challenging the Queen but refuses to see the damage that he is doing. The tale reveals how the Gods are lost to the people and eventually found. It’s a magnificent story. In the future Raistlin’s Dark Elf apprentice, Dalamar, is setting the scene for the
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final confrontation with the Queen. Meanwhile Raistlin’s sister is leading dragons against the people and war is going badly and evil is set to win. In the past Raistlin is still pursuing his goal whilst Cameron is lost in Mage’s tower whose guardians are incredibly sinister. Look out for Fizban, he is a great character. The flying citadel is brilliant as is Tas’s involvement. Lord Soth is fabulous and his relentless pursuit of Kitiara leads to a gory end. A great story that will hold your attention throughout. Highly recommended. Show Less
LibraryThing member helver
In this final volume of the Legends trilogy, we see the culmination of Raistlin's scheming. He uses and discards Crysania, leaving her to die in the Abyss, choosing instead to attack the Dark Queen and her legions. Tas and Caramon are accidentally catapulted into the future where they see first
Aside from Tanis (and everyone incessantly referring to him as half-elf, Half Elven, Lord Bastard, etc), I enjoyed the book. The conclusion between Raistlin and Caramon was acceptable. It seems like the whole book was about stark revelations: Crysania that Raistlin betrayed her; Caramon that Raistlin was beyond his help; Kit that she was betrayed by Soth; Dalamar that he was betrayed by Kit; Tanis that he was TRULY a whiny bitch; Tas that he can make a difference; Elistan that death sucks...
Read 11/1987, 9/2007
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hand the results of Raistlin's rise to godhood. And Tanis whines and cries and pines for Kit... still.Aside from Tanis (and everyone incessantly referring to him as half-elf, Half Elven, Lord Bastard, etc), I enjoyed the book. The conclusion between Raistlin and Caramon was acceptable. It seems like the whole book was about stark revelations: Crysania that Raistlin betrayed her; Caramon that Raistlin was beyond his help; Kit that she was betrayed by Soth; Dalamar that he was betrayed by Kit; Tanis that he was TRULY a whiny bitch; Tas that he can make a difference; Elistan that death sucks...
Read 11/1987, 9/2007
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LibraryThing member Lostshadows
Over twenty years later, I still like the Dragonlance Legends trilogy.
It doesn't suffer from character glut like the first series, thus allowing for greater character development. And the fact it focuses on my favorite characters doesn't hurt.
It doesn't suffer from character glut like the first series, thus allowing for greater character development. And the fact it focuses on my favorite characters doesn't hurt.
LibraryThing member coffeesucker
Left me in tears - powerful!
LibraryThing member melydia
This final installment of the trilogy was mostly about Caramon’s final development as a human being (he began the first book as a belligerent drunk), and Raistlin’s final descent into darkness as he faces the Queen of Darkness (one of three gods in this universe), hoping to become a god himself
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through her defeat. I admit I teared up a little bit there at the end, having against all reason become a bit attached to awful old Raistlin. I would suggest reading all six books (Chronicles and Legends) all through in one go; putting years between them kind of made things confusing for me, especially when Tanis showed up out of nowhere and I’d pretty much completely forgotten his story. But all the same, it’s a fun universe with interesting characters, and I am not surprised at its long-standing popularity among fantasy fans. I am sure to revisit Krynn one day. Show Less
LibraryThing member Karlstar
A fitting end to the series, not just that it completes the story but that it fits in to the other Dragonlance novels about the world of Krynn.
LibraryThing member JHemlock
This was the last true Dragonlance book in my opinion. It seems after that they got watered down, generic and just bleh. Sooooo much material was being put out that it became generic, as it usually does with good franchises. This book highlights the final confrontation between the two brothers and
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brings them both face to face with the final fallout of Raistlin's Greed and hunger for power. A great book. Show Less
LibraryThing member aadyer
A suitably climatic ends to a brilliant trilogy. That support is really the chronicles themselves. This was a character study of the twins Majere, and the story arc came to an end in this book. How it ends and what happens I will not reveal, but I’m pleased to see that old friends make an
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appearance and the ending may not be what you may expect. are sensitive, emotional, character, driven, narrative makes this a satisfying ends to the trilogy Show Less
LibraryThing member JasonMehmel
Even though everything that bugged me about this series remained present here: out-of-place humour that isn't really that funny, emotional arcs for characters that don't make sense of play out realistically, and a confusion of theme and tone... is this about temptation, forgiveness, or just a
(The authors play it vague between all of these and none of them really pay off, at least in ways that make sense. They have plot signposts that signify the dramatic moment, but they don't actually earn it.)
Even though all of that is still present, I found this book and this series to be very readable. Moreso than some other D&D or other game-universe novelizations out there. The plot moves along briskly and in that respect a lot of the problems feel less so, because you're not dwelling in them long enough to be truly bothered. There is an epic scope here, and even if the book doesn't really make the best use of it, it does gesture at it enough that you can fill it out in your head... which is probably exactly what made these books so magical for teenagers. (Who also didn't yet have the emotional literacy to sense how bland the emotional arcs of these characters truly are.)
This might be why Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is so difficult for me... it has a rolling plot, but instead of moving briskly through its repetitive writing tics and one-note characters, it dwells on them... you're stuck in these moments for much longer. (One Wheel of Time book is as long as this entire trilogy.)
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struggle between good and evil?(The authors play it vague between all of these and none of them really pay off, at least in ways that make sense. They have plot signposts that signify the dramatic moment, but they don't actually earn it.)
Even though all of that is still present, I found this book and this series to be very readable. Moreso than some other D&D or other game-universe novelizations out there. The plot moves along briskly and in that respect a lot of the problems feel less so, because you're not dwelling in them long enough to be truly bothered. There is an epic scope here, and even if the book doesn't really make the best use of it, it does gesture at it enough that you can fill it out in your head... which is probably exactly what made these books so magical for teenagers. (Who also didn't yet have the emotional literacy to sense how bland the emotional arcs of these characters truly are.)
This might be why Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time is so difficult for me... it has a rolling plot, but instead of moving briskly through its repetitive writing tics and one-note characters, it dwells on them... you're stuck in these moments for much longer. (One Wheel of Time book is as long as this entire trilogy.)
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